Notice Regarding Temporary Cannabis Cultivation License Applications

On December 31, 2018, the authority for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to issue temporary cannabis cultivation licenses expired. As a result, CDFA can no longer issue temporary licenses and any pending application for a temporary license will not be approved. The temporary cultivation applications that remain were not approved because either the application was submitted after December 1, 2018, leaving insufficient processing time, or the application was deemed deficient because required information was not received in time to be processed.

FOR EXTENSIONS OF TEMPORARY LICENSES ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2019

Extensions of temporary licenses were granted to anyone who submitted and paid for an annual application by midnight December 31, 2018.

If you have questions about temporary, provisional, or annual commercial cannabis cultivation licenses, call us toll-free at 1-833-CALGROW (1-833-225-4769) or send us an email at calcannabis@cdfa.ca.gov. Please visit our website at calcannabis.cdfa.ca.gov for step-by-step guides, FAQs, and videos on our cultivation licensing application process and information on the California Cannabis Track-and-Trace system.

We also encourage you to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for news, photos, videos, workshop schedules, and other information related to commercial cannabis cultivation in California.

Thank you.

CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing is a division of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. For more information about state cannabis cultivation licensing, please visit the CalCannabis website.